A selection of stories about food and eating from the British newspapers

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

In praise of ... Heston Blumenthal

The Guardian, Leader

His restaurant, the Fat Duck at Bray, was only voted the second best in the world this year after being chosen as the very best in 2005, but that is something he can live with. To finish in the top two for two consecutive years is something Heston Blumenthal - and the rest of the country - can be truly proud of. This year he lost to the celebrated El Bulli in Spain, which has been in the top three every year since Restaurant Magazine started the exercise in 2002.